The Lagoon Nebula

Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula.

ImagesErin BaileyFebruary 2, 2019Lagoon Nebula, M8, Messier 8, Nebula

A Sagittarius Triplet

These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 21, 2019Lagoon Nebula, NGC 6559, Trifid Nebula, Sagittarius

Supermoon and Space Station

Using careful planning and split-second timing, meticulous lunar photographer Kris Smith captured ten images of the ISS passing in front of a full moon in 2016.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 20, 2019Image, Moon, Earth Moon, ISS

Approaching 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule)

As New Horizons approached 2014 MU69, it captured a set of images to observe the little world's rotation. This animation covers about half a rotation.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 16, 20192014 MU69, Ultima Thule, New Horizons, Image, Animation

The Rosette Nebula

Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? The bland New General Catalog designation of NGC 2237 doesn't appear to diminish the appearance of this flowery emission nebula.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 12, 2019Rosette Nebula, Nebula, Image

Nebula M78

Nebua M78 is centered in this colorful, wide field image, covering an area north of Orion's belt.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 10, 2019Deep Space, Image, Orion, M78, NGC 2071, Nebula